tuesday is a joke /
played on those not quite prepared /
the same game again

Friday, February 12, 2010

seventy-five percent want you to serve

a new washington post-abc newspoll shows three-quarters of americans support openly gay people serving in the u.s. military.

like a recent quinnipiac poll, the breakdown into demographic groups here seems most interesting. seniors (69%) are less likely than young adults (81%) to support a repeal of dadt, an example of shifting attitudes among the generations. even more important:

Knowing a gay person makes a big difference: Among those who say they have a gay friend or family member, 81 percent support allowing gay people to serve openly, compared with 66 percent who say they do not know someone who is gay.